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Women in Sport Congress 2026
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Showcase Series Session 1
Session

Session

8:30 am

09 March 2026

Great Room

Session Description
Chair: Miranda Menaspa, Head of Performance Services, Cricket Australia 
Session Program
Professor Sophia Nimphius | PVC Sport, Edith Cowan University 
Introducing the Evidence Gap Map in women’s sport research  
 
Dr Anjana Rajendra | Edith Cowan University  
Mapping and appraising evidence in women’s sport research: Strength & power training  
Dr Nicole Hallett | University of Technology Sydney 
Mapping and appraising evidence in women’s sport research: Psychological & mental health 
Ms Ali France MP | Member for Dickson, Parliament of Australia 
CEOs in the hot seat. You can’t ask that! 
 
Panelists  
Kim Crane | Chief Executive Officer, Paddle Australia 
Marne Fechner | Chief Executive Officer, AusCycling  
Sarah Cook | Chief Executive Officer, Rowing Australia